Trophies and prizes will be given for many of the events during the weekend, including drag racing, burn-out contests, the "Fastest Mechanic in the West" competition, a Dine N' Dash contest, toilet seat racing and valve cover racing.

A highlight of this year's celebration: a parking lot swap meet on Saturday and Sunday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring car supplies and accessories. A vendor area accessible throughout the event's duration will offer food and drink, crafts and all manner of retro-chic and hot-rodder memorabilia, including art from Ilene Roth of Rat Fink fame.

On stage during the Rockabilly Riot, the Best in the West Burlesque Showcase returns this year at 10 p.m Saturday, featuring local, national and international performers with names like Shanghai Pearl, Mercy Beaucoup and Cha Cha Velour. Show-goers can expect classic and neo- burlesque acts, aerial performances, bawdy humor and elaborate group numbers.

But if traditional rockabilly rhythms prove more appealing, Riot revelers can enjoy nightly music from favorites like the Chop Tops, Infamous Swanks, Deke Dickerson and the Ecco-Fonics, Three Merry Widows and the Vintage Vandals.

- Mikalee Byerman, Special to the Reno Gazette-Journal

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Reno Rockabilly Riot kicks off today

The third annual Reno Rockabilly Riot, taking place today through Sunday, brings 'rat rods' and traditional hot rods from all over the country to the parking lot of the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino.